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Time Warner Customers Get Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

Posted by Zonk on from the now-to-get-airports-to-agree dept.

Hotspots writes with a link to a BusinessWeek article discussing a new service that Time Warner Cable is offering to its customers. Flying in the face of most business decisions about Wi-Fi availability, Time Cable customers will soon be able to turn their connections into public wireless hotspots. This privilege comes as Time Warner inks a deal with the Spanish startup Fon, which is already operating a similar deal with ISPs in Europe. "For Time Warner Cable, which has 6.6 million broadband subscribers, the move could help protect the company from an exodus as free or cheap municipal wireless becomes more readily available. Fon was founded in Spain in 2005 on the premise that people shouldn't have to pay twice -- once at home, then again in a coffee shop -- for Internet access. At first, the company offered software that let members, called Foneros, turn Wi-Fi routers into shared access points, but it took hours to get up and running."

6 of 113 comments (clear)

  1. Re:With their reliability, TWC hotspots are worthl by ticklemestalin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time Warner subscribes to holistic IT. Why risk invasive repairs when incense and herbs are so much safer?

  2. Re:With their reliability, TWC hotspots are worthl by djdavetrouble · · Score: 3, Funny

    yes, I have TWC in NYC and it SUX.
    My verizon dsl was so much better,
    but they won't wire my new apt.
    something about the neighbor's
    backyard and pitbulls were a few of
    the obstacles they mentioned.

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  3. Re:With their reliability, TWC hotspots are worthl by Bloke+down+the+pub · · Score: 4, Funny

    How can TW be responsible for some third party physically damaging cables (s)he had no right to touch?
    I distinctly remember telling them to either bury them under the ground or put them them up on poles and that, while it might sound like a compromise, just running them along the gutter wasn't a smart move.
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  4. Re:Why would a home broadband customer by RobertLTux · · Score: 2, Funny

    well if you are a Linus then you are just into sharing if you are a Bill then you get a 50% cut of the take on any day passes sold from your spot
    (and of course if you link out to some other pay site then....)

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  5. Re:Why would a home broadband customer by sacrilicious · · Score: 3, Funny
    Linuses

    ... should be "Lini". :)

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  6. Re:Why would a home broadband customer by RealSurreal · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it's GNU/Lini actually.